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Brian Chesky
CEO and Cofounder, AirBnB
$10.16B
as of 07/05/24
About Brian Chesky
Brian Chesky cofounded peer-to-peer room and home rental company Airbnb with Nathan Blecharczyk and Joe Gebbia in 2008; Chesky is CEO.
Airbnb went public in a blockbuster IPO on December 10, 2020, with the share price more than doubling to upwards of $144.
A former bodybuilder, Chesky attended Rhode Island School of Design where he met Gebbia.
Chesky is the son of two social workers; he made $40,000 a year as an industrial designer in Los Angeles before Airbnb took off.
The pandemic has cratered Airbnb's business. Rumored to go public in 2020, it instead took $2 billion in funds from PE firms in April to stay afloat.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
AirbnbResidence
San Francisco, CaliforniaMarital status
SingleBirth date
08/29/81 (age 42)Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Rhode Island School of DesignSelf-made
self-madeBrian Chesky’s fortune is worth
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169K
troy ounces of gold
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156K
median U.S. household
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102K
median U.S. income
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0.203%
U.S. credit card volume
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0.041%
GDP of the United States
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0.03%
United States debt
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Did you know?
The founders, who went to the Democratic Convention in 2008 to promote Airbnb, also sold $40-a-box Obama & McCain-themed breakfast cereal to pay off debt.
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NASDAQ | ABNB-US
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